Science 2.06: Identify and use models, maps, and aerial photographs as ways of representing landforms.
Lesson Objective:
Students will be able to identify features of maps, including title, direction, scale, key, symbols, and coordinates.
Assessment:
Students will add missing map features to a map template that has had its features deleted. Specifically, students will be given a sheet of graph paper and a list of required terms in order to make a map. They will need to include symbols on their map corresponding to the required terms on their map: compass, coordinates, grid, key/legend, scale, title.
Distribute copies of the Smoky Mountains, D.C. Metro, and Downtown Americatown maps. Have students discuss the purposes of each map and the differences among the maps. Introduce the terms from the vocabulary list one at a time and have the students find the featured vocabulary item on the three maps. The students should discuss why certain maps might not need certain map features.
Procedures:
Map Features Vocabulary Compass – shows the map user the direction on the map that is north (north is not always toward top of the page on a map) Coordinates – numbers or letters around the border of the map that allow the user to use the grid system to locate specific objects or areas on the map Grid – vertical and horizontal lines that form small squares on a map; they allow the user to find specific locations or areas on a map Key or Legend – words or colors that explain the symbols on a map, usually in a box in the corner of the map Scale – a ratio which compares a measurement on a map to the actual distance between locations identified on the map Title – the words (usually at the top or bottom of the map) that let the reader know the location or area shown in the map
2.06: Identify and use models, maps, and aerial photographs as ways of representing landforms.
Introduce the terms from the vocabulary list one at a time and have the students find the featured vocabulary item on the three maps. The students should discuss why certain maps might not need certain map features.
Compass – shows the map user the direction on the map that is north (north is not always toward top of the page on a map)
Coordinates – numbers or letters around the border of the map that allow the user to use the grid system to locate specific objects or areas on the map
Grid – vertical and horizontal lines that form small squares on a map; they allow the user to find specific locations or areas on a map
Key or Legend – words or colors that explain the symbols on a map, usually in a box in the corner of the map
Scale – a ratio which compares a measurement on a map to the actual distance between locations identified on the map
Title – the words (usually at the top or bottom of the map) that let the reader know the location or area shown in the map
National Geographic map maker
Map games